2026 Louis G. Castonguay: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	68	2505	2292	1450	1297	213	15060

Research.com Recognitions

2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Louis G. Castonguay is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, with a primary focus on clinical psychology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, applied psychology, and general health professions.

Their work addresses several main topics within psychology, particularly concentrating on psychotherapy techniques and applications, mental health treatment and access, counseling practices and supervision, digital mental health interventions, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, attachment and relationship dynamics, and broader mental health research topics.

Some of the recent publications by Louis G. Castonguay include:

Implementing precision methods in personalizing psychological therapies: Barriers and possible ways forward (2023), published in Behaviour Research and Therapy
Client-Therapist Convergence on Sleep Difficulty and its Impact on Treatment Outcomes (2021), published in Psychotherapy Research
Therapists' and patients' experiences of using patients' self-reported data in ongoing psychotherapy processes-A systematic review and meta-analysis of qualitative studies (2023), published in Psychotherapy Research
Das 50-jährige Jubiläum des Bergin and Garfield Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change (2022), published in PPmP - Psychotherapie · Psychosomatik · Medizinische Psychologie
Clinical dilemmas of routine outcome monitoring and clinical feedback: A qualitative study of patient experiences (2020), published in Psychotherapy Research

Louis G. Castonguay has frequently published in the journal Psychotherapy Research, contributing to 10 publications there. Other notable publication venues include Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Clinical Psychology, and Behaviour Research and Therapy.

Their frequent coauthors include Rebecca A. Janis, Brett E. Scofield, Jeffrey A. Hayes, Soo Jeong Youn, and John Kilcullen, reflecting collaboration across various projects and studies.

Louis G. Castonguay's contributions to the field have been recognized through their designation as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) since 2008.

Best Publications

Predicting the effect of cognitive therapy for depression: A study of unique and common factors.

Louis G. Castonguay;Marvin R. Goldfried;Susan Wiser;Patrick J. Raue

1342
Citations
The working alliance: Where are we and where should we go?

Louis G. Castonguay;Michael J. Constantino;Martin Grosse Holtforth

820
Citations
Principles of Therapeutic Change That Work

Louis Georges Castonguay;Larry E. Beutler

789
Citations
Worry and Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Review and Theoretical Synthesis of Evidence on Nature, Etiology, Mechanisms, and Treatment

Michelle G. Newman;Sandra J. Llera;Thane M. Erickson;Amy Przeworski

563
Citations
Are we in crisis? National mental health and treatment trends in college counseling centers.

Henry Xiao;Dever M. Carney;Soo Jeong Youn;Rebecca A. Janis

501
Citations
Therapeutic alliance in depression treatment: controlling for prior change and patient characteristics.

Daniel N. Klein;Joseph E. Schwartz;Neil J. Santiago;Dina Vivian

452
Citations
Training Implications of Harmful Effects of Psychological Treatments

Louis G. Castonguay;James F. Boswell;Michael J. Constantino;Marvin R. Goldfried

357
Citations
What is the scientific meaning of empirically supported therapy

T. D. Borkovec;Louis G. Castonguay

288
Citations
Therapist effectiveness: implications for accountability and patient care

David R. Kraus;Louis Castonguay;James F. Boswell;Samuel S. Nordberg

280
Citations
Transformation in Psychotherapy: Corrective Experiences Across Cognitive Behavioral, Humanistic, and Psychodynamic Approaches

Louis G. Castonguay;Clara E. Hill

240
Citations
A randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety disorder with integrated techniques from emotion-focused and interpersonal therapies.

Michelle G. Newman;Louis G. Castonguay;Thomas D. Borkovec;Aaron J. Fisher

232
Citations
Development and Initial Validation of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms-34

Benjamin D. Locke;Andrew A. McAleavey;Yu Zhao;Pui Wa Lei

208
Citations
The therapeutic focus in significant sessions of master therapists: A comparison of cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic-interpersonal interventions.

Marvin R. Goldfried;Patrick J. Raue;Louis G. Castonguay

204
Citations
Principles of therapeutic change: a task force on participants, relationships, and techniques factors.

Louis Georges Castonguay;Larry E. Beutler

203
Citations
AN OPEN TRIAL OF INTEGRATIVE THERAPY FOR GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER.

Michelle G. Newman;Louis G. Castonguay;Thomas D. Borkovec;Aaron J. Fisher

201
Citations
Helpful and hindering events in psychotherapy: A practice research network study.

Louis G. Castonguay;James F. Boswell;Sanno E. Zack;Sally Baker

201
Citations
Research on psychotherapy integration: Building on the past, looking to the future

Louis G. Castonguay;Catherine F. Eubanks;Marvin R. Goldfried;J. Christopher Muran

192
Citations
Worry, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Emotion: Evidence from the EEG Gamma Band

Desmond J. Oathes;William J. Ray;Alissa S. Yamasaki;Thomas D. Borkovec

182
Citations
Effectiveness of targeting the vulnerability factors of depression in cognitive therapy.

Adele M. Hayes;Louis G. Castonguay;Marvin R. Goldfried

178
Citations
Integrative Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A Preliminary Investigation.

Louis G. Castonguay;Alexander J. Schut;Deane E. Aikens;Michael J. Constantino

175
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey A. Hayes Pennsylvania State University

Michelle G. Newman Pennsylvania State University

Thomas D. Borkovec Pennsylvania State University

Michael J. Constantino University of Massachusetts Amherst

Marvin R. Goldfried Stony Brook University

Larry E. Beutler University of California, Santa Barbara

Martin Grosse Holtforth University of Bern

Adele M. Hayes University of Delaware

Jacques P. Barber Adelphi University

Aaron L. Pincus Pennsylvania State University

External Links

Personal website of Louis G. Castonguay

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